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Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
According to a 2013 study, there are 1.5 million Filipino Americans in California, [5] making them one of the largest Asian ethnic groups in the state. Since 2018 the population has grown to 1.6 million according to some sources.
By 1985, the Pier 1 chain grew to 265 stores, with the management goal of doubling that number by 1990. Pier 1 had a presence in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan from April 1996 to early 2002, and its franchised stores were operated by Akatsuki Printing Co. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] There were 5 stores by early 1997, [ 13 ] 16 by fiscal 1998, [ 14 ] and 18 ...
Over $400 million worth of damages occurred, including the destruction of over 2,000 businesses owned by ethnic Koreans [5] even as store owners and community members tried defending them using firearms from building rooftops. Most of the members of the Korean community refer to them in Korean as the 4-2-9 riot (Sa-i-gu p'oktong).
North of La Puente is West Covina which is 26% Asian [49] and south of La Puente is Hacienda Heights which is 36% Asian [46] Hacienda Heights is home to the Hsi Lai Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the United States. [50] [51] The temple encompasses 15 acres (61,000 m 2) and a floor area of 102,432 sq ft (9,516.2 m 2).
Mexican Americans have been one of the largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles since the 1910 census, [clarification needed] as Mexican immigrants and U.S.-born Mexicans from the Southwest states came to the booming industrial economy of the LA area between 1915 and 1960, the Mexican-American or Chicano population was estimated at 815,000 by 1970.
The Los Angeles Fashion District, previously known as the Garment District, is a business improvement district (BID) in, and often cited as a sub-neighborhood of, Downtown Los Angeles. The neighborhood caters to wholesale selling and has more than 4,000 overwhelmingly independently owned and operated retail and wholesale businesses selling ...
La Mesa in Spanish means "the table", or alternately "the plateau", relating to its geography. [9] La Mesa was part of a larger tract, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and was used by Spanish missionaries. [10] Through the years, the Spanish, Mexican, and American settlers valued La Mesa for its natural springs.